Engadgetflipped into Gear7 hours agoFacebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuitverified_publisherEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe social media giant agreed to settle a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to a legal battle over the platform’s since-retired photo-tagging system that used facial recognition. …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News7 hours agoFacebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-actionverified_publisherEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe social media giant agreed to settle a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to a legal battle over the platform’s since-retired photo-tagging system that used facial recognition. …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News9 hours agoA pregnant worker and labor activist says Amazon made her pick up trash aloneverified_publisherEngadget - Igor BonifacicAshley Mercer is accusing the company of retaliatory labor practices. Two Amazon employees have accused the company of retaliating against them for their efforts to organize workers at a warehouse in Liverpool, New York. Ashley Mercer and Jason Main filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News11 hours agoUbisoft's free-to-play 'Roller Champions' heads to PC and consoles on May 25thverified_publisherEngadget - Igor BonifacicIt will arrive on Switch, Stadia and Amazon Luna at a later date. After it first unveiled the game at E3 2019, Ubisoft will finally release Roller Champions on May 25th, the publisher announced today. The free-to-play title will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One - as well as Xbox Series …
Engadgetflipped into Gear11 hours agoGoogle's Russian division is filing for bankruptcyverified_publisherEngadget - Kris HoltIt's unable to conduct business in the country after officials seized its bank account there. Google's Russian division submitted a notice of intention to declare bankruptcy after officials seized its bank account. That "has made it untenable for our Russia office to function, including employing …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News11 hours agoNew York State AG investigates Discord, Twitch roles in Buffalo mass shootingverified_publisherEngadget - Jon Fingas4chan and 8chan are also facing scrutiny. New York State wants to understand the part internet services may have played in the deadly Buffalo mass shooting. Attorney General Letitia James is launching investigations into Discord, Twitch, 4chan and 8chan over concerns they let the attacker "discuss …
